What We Do

We provide a wide range of services and support to UMN researchers— including faculty, graduate students, and post-docs—to assess the commercial potential of their ideas, identify funding opportunities, and establish new companies based on their inventions

We assess every University-based technology that comes through our office to develop a fitting commercialization plan. As part of the process, we work closely with our entrepreneurial UMN inventors to determine whether the technology has potential to succeed as a startup company

We operate the Discovery Launchpad, a startup incubator and program of formal coaching for UMN researchers interested in forming a startup company

We partner with other programs throughout the UMN startup ecosystem to provide educational opportunities to UMN researchers and offer our own startup workshops.

We work with external entrepreneurs, business advisors, and potential investors to help find additional resources and support to launch University startups